ConcertGoers

Lollapalooza lineup announced

by Kitty Dunn,posted Apr 11 2012 9:08AM

What's Black, White and Red all over?

This year's lineup for Lollapalooza! Just announced: the Black Keys, Black Sabbath, Jack White, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are headlining this huge music festival coming up August 3-5 at Grant Park in Chicago.

Also on the schedule: Florence and the Machine, The Shins, The Head and the Heart, fun., Alabama Shakes, and a band I'd love to see--TheNewNo2, featuring George Harrison's son Dhani.

I noticed an interesting trend at this year's fest--lots of bands named after animals, including Dr. Dog, Trampled By Turtles, The White Panda, Bears in Heaven, Yellow Ostrich, the Sheepdogs, and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs. In fact, the entire Animal Kingdom will be there. (Yep, there's a band called Animal Kingdom).

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John Denver had hit after hit in the mid 1970s, and this was one of them, goign all the way to #1 in 1975.
Go ahead, crank it up, sing it loud and proud. And maybe swing...

A silly novelty tune with a jump swing beat took the country by storm--at least parts of it--in early 1984.
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